Peter Barca

Peter Barca
Barca in 2009
14th Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue
In office
January 8, 2019 – April 9, 2024
GovernorTony Evers
Preceded byRichard Chandler
Succeeded byDavid Casey
Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 3, 2011 – September 30, 2017
Preceded byJeff Fitzgerald
Succeeded byGordon Hintz
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 64th district
In office
January 5, 2009 – January 8, 2019
Preceded byJames Kreuser
Succeeded byTip McGuire
In office
January 7, 1985 – May 4, 1993
Preceded byJoseph Wimmer
Succeeded byJames Kreuser
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 1st district
In office
May 4, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byLes Aspin
Succeeded byMark Neumann
Personal details
Born
Peter William Barca

(1955-08-07) August 7, 1955 (age 69)
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Kathleen Han
(m. 1979)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (BA)
Harvard University
University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA)
WebsiteCampaign website

Peter William Barca (born August 7, 1955) is an American Democratic politician from Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was the 14th secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (2019–2024) in the administration of Governor Tony Evers. He is a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in 2024; he previously represented the district during the 103rd Congress (1993–1995).[1]

Barca also served nine terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly, covering the years 1985 through 1993 and 2009 through 2019, and was elected Democratic floor leader from 2011 through 2017. He represented the north side of the city of Kenosha and part of Somers. Between his stints in the Assembly, he also served as the Midwest Regional Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration during the presidency of Bill Clinton.

  1. ^ "Biography". Peter Barca, State Representative - 64th Assembly District. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.